"A major contribution to the social history of American medicine."-Journal of the American Medical Association"One of the important works in history of medicine in the past decade."-Bulletin of the History of Medicine"Students of social history, institutional development, and the history of medicine will find this provocative introduction to the major themes that continue to shape the debate over contemporary American medicine."-Journal of American History

"A major contribution to the social history of American medicine."-Journal of the American Medical Association"One of the important works in history of medicine in the past decade."-Bulletin of the History of Medicine"Students of social history, institutional development, and the history of medicine will find this provocative introduction to the major themes that continue to shape the debate over contemporary American medicine."-Journal of American History